Forming connections between human performance and design Engineering Psychology and Human Performance, 4e examines human-machine interaction. The book is organized directly from the psychological perspective of human information processing. The chapters generally correspond to the flow of information as it is processed by a human being--from the senses, through the brain, to action--rather than from the perspective of system components or engineering design concepts. This book is ideal for a psychology student, engineering student, or actual practitioner in engineering psychology, human performance, and human factors Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: * Identify how human ability contributes to the design of technology. * Understand the connections within human information processing and human performance. * Challenge the way they think about technology's influence on human performance. * show how theoretical advances have been, or might be, applied to improving human-machine interaction
This book is ideal for a psychology student, engineering student, or actual practitioner in engineering psychology, human performance, and human factors Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: * Identify how ...
Market_Desc: Primary Market: Students, B-schools all over the country. This is a Finance elective in all B-schoolsSecondary Market: Traders, practitioner, stock exchange regulators, share brokers and new investors Special Features: Ø Excellent introductory book on the subject.Ø Covers all commonly used derivatives.Ø Gives a number of real-world examples from the Indian market on various uses of derivatives.Ø Uses simple illustrations for all concepts.Ø Includes a large number of self-test quizzes and solved problems.Besides these important features from the first edition, the second edition containsØ Additional examples from the practical world of Futures and Options.Ø A new chapter on Real Options.Ø New sections on Portfolio Insurance and FEX Derivatives.Ø To help the students to understand the concepts better, a question bank containing frequently asked questions on derivatives and suggested answers thereto have been included.Ø A CD packaged that includes:· Power Point presentations of all the chapters.· Excel sheets showing analysis of derivatives of select companies from the Indian stock markets.· MS excel-based Black-Scholes calculator. § MS excel-based Black-Scholes calculator showing step-wise calculations. About The Book: This book has been primarily intended for the newcomer to the world of Derivatives. The aim is to provide a different approach to the learning of the complex instruments because many students and practitioners find Financial Derivatives too complex to understand in the beginning. The book deals with the basic techniques of risk management and derivatives. Encouraged by the overwhelming success of the first edition, the second edition has been brought out. The book figured in the top 10 management bestsellers of Business World (August 8, 2009). In response to the request by students, more practical examples have been included in the 2nd edition. Also, a chapter on the widely popular concept of Real Options has been included as also sections on Portfolio Insurance and FEX Derivatives. To help the students to understand the concepts better, a question bank containing frequently asked questions on derivatives and suggested answers thereto has been included.Highlights of the Second EditionThe text has been written in a simple style with solved examples. Complex mathematical derivations havebeen kept out, without hampering the learning process. The other key features of the book are:1. Simple, concise narrative.2. Learning objectives appearing at the beginning of each chapter provide an overview of the specific chapter.3. Plenty of examples of various instruments and their uses to lay emphasis on practical understanding.4. Practical examples from the Indian Derivatives markets.5. Questions provided at the end of each chapter are divided into Objective-Type Exercises (multiple-choice and With CD - questions) and Review Questions.6. Frequently asked questions on derivatives with answers provided at the end of the book.7. Glossary detailing all the essential terms in derivatives.8. Bibliography consists of references for further reading.9. Index provides the page references for the different key words used in the chapters.Companion CD contains:1. PowerPoint presentations of all the chapters2. Excel sheets showing analysis of derivatives of select companies from the Indian stock markets.3. MS excel-based Black-Scholes calculator.4. MS excel-based Black-Scholes calculator showing step-wise calculations.
The book deals with the basic techniques of risk management and derivatives. Encouraged by the overwhelming success of the first edition, the second edition has been brought out.
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This book focuses on nanorobotic agents and stem cells for biomedical applications.It is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in innovative diagnostic and therapeutic strategies based on nanorobots and stem cells.It presents current advances in the field of molecular machines, which could be applied to generate novel therapeutic-diagnostic systems.
This book focuses on nanorobotic agents and stem cells for biomedical applications.It is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in innovative diagnostic and therapeutic strategies based on nanorobots and stem cells.It presents ...
Market_Desc: " Students" Traders" Practitioners" Stock exchange Regulators" Share brokers" New investors Special Features: · Provides incisive information about the basic techniques of risk management and derivatives· Excellent resource for beginners as well as for those who want to dwell deeper in the subject· The book is a direct result of the author s experience in teaching Derivatives in Business schools· Written in a none-too-formal style, which makes it understandable and very user friendly· The book lays special emphasis on practical understanding avoiding use of complex mathematical derivations· The book uses spreadsheet examples to drive home the concept· A number of solved problems and conceptual queries are given at the end of the section relating to Futures and the one relating to Options.· Some of the chapters included in the book ends with a number of real-world examples and illustrations based on Indian Stock Exchange About The Book: This comprehensive book provides a solid theoretical step-by-step approach to the understanding of basic derivative instruments, their pricing, uses in hedging and uses as synthetics and mimics. The text also offers in-depth information on several important topics such as Interest Rate Derivatives, Swaps and Credit Derivatives, Option Greeks, Delta hedging and Delta-Gamma-hedging.
Market_Desc: " Students" Traders" Practitioners" Stock exchange Regulators" Share brokers" New investors Special Features: · Provides incisive information about the basic techniques of risk management and derivatives· Excellent resource ...
